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15 Cards in this Set
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Blood pressure |
Amount of force exerted by the blood against the walls of the artery |
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Body temperature |
Amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost |
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Bradycardia |
A slow heart rate leas then 60 a min |
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Diastolic pressure |
The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest |
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Dysrhythmia |
Irregular rythem of the pulse |
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Hypertension |
Persistant blood pressure measurements |
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Hypotension |
A condition in which the systolic blood pressure is below 90mm and the diastoic is below 60 |
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Pulse |
The beat of the heart |
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Pulse rate |
The number of heartbeats in a minute |
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Respiration |
The act of breathing air into and out of the lungs |
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Sphygmomanometer |
The instrument used to measure blood pressure |
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Stethoscope |
Instrument used to listen to the sounds from the heart, lungs and other organs |
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Systolic pressure |
The amount of force it takes to pump blood out of the heart and into the arterial circulation |
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Tachycardia |
A rapid heart rate |
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Vital signs |
Temperature , pulse , resperation and blood pressure |
